Pain of Salvation – Meaningless (Guitar Tab)
Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B)
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From the 2017 album "In The Passing Light Of Day"
Words and music by Daniel Gildenlow and Ragnar Zolberg
Transcribed by Travis Lausch
Very easy song, nothing that'll confuse an intermediate player. The clean verse part
is maybe a little difficult to nail down. The choruses may be two guitars playing separate
parts rather than the same thing, but I've arranged them for one guitar.
[Intro]
P.M.-- P.M-- P.M-- P.M-----------
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3---------7--------7-7--------3--------3-3------3-3---|
E|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3---------7--------7-7--------3--------3-3------3-3---|
A|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3---------7--------7-7--------3--------3-3------3-3---|b=bend up a half step
r=pre-bend up half step and release
Bent notes are two separate guitars
P.M-- P.M-- P.M-- P.M--
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12b------------------12r-----------------12b-----------------12r------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--------7-7--(9r)--3--------3-3---(9b)--7--------7-7--(9r)--3--------3-3--(9b)------|
E|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3---------7--------7-7--------3--------3-3------------|
A|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3---------7--------7-7--------3--------3-3------------|
[Verse]
clean guitar, let ring throughout
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8------------------10-8------------8--------8-----------------10-8------------8-------|
G|--11-----------------11------------8-10-------11----------------11------------8-10---8-----|
D|-------10--------------------10-10-----------------10-------------------10-10----------10--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8------------------10-8------------8--------8-----------------10-8----------8--------|
G|--11-----------------11------------8-10-------11----------------11----------8-10----------|
D|-------10--------------------10-10-----------------10--------------------10---------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------(4-4b4b4b4b4b)-|
separate gtr. w/distortion ^
[Chorus]
1st time, no guitar for first bit, but chord progression is Em / C
Then, the guitar comes in:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9------9------9------7------4------4------4------4b-----|
D|--9------9------9------7------5------5------5------5------|
A|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3------3------|
E|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3------3------|
A|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3------3------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9------9------9------7------5------5------5--------------------|
D|--9------9------9------7------5------5------5--------------------|
A|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3------2b3r2b3r2-----|
E|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3--------------------|
A|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3--------------------|
[Post-Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3--2------------|
A|--6-5-6-7-b6r5-----3-3-------6-5-6-7-b6r5-----------3-3-------|
[Verse]
Play clean verse part again, with this under it:
P.M. throughout
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------2b3--2------------|
A|--6-5-6-7-b6r5-----3-3-------6-5-6-7-b6r5-----------3-3-------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6-5-6-7-b6r5-----3-3-------6-5-6-7-b6r5---3-4-4b4b4b4b4b--|
[2nd chorus]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------9------9------7------5------5------5--------------------|
A|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3--------------------|
E|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3------7b8r7b8r7-----|
A|--7------7------7------5------3------3------3--------------------|
Repeat four times
[Post-Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--rest---------------rest------------------------|
A|--------7-5-7-8-7----------7-5-7-8-3---8----8----|
E|--------7-5-7-8-7----------7-5-7-8-3---8----8----|
A|--------7-5-7-8-7----------7-5-7-8-3---8----8----|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
[Outro chorus] octaves in ( ) played by 2nd guitar
P.M-- P.M-- P.M-------
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------(8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7)-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------7---9---(5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4)-|
A|--7--------7-7---9b---3--------3-3---------0--------0-0----0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3----7r---0--------0-0----0-0--5---7-----------------------------|
A|--7--------7-7--------3--------3-3---------0--------0-0----0-0------------------------------------|
Repeat twice, then song endsLegend:
P.M = palm mute
b = bend
2b3r2 = bend 2nd fret to the pitch of 3rd fret, then release bend
7r = pre-bend note 1/2 step, then release bend after striking note
( ) = all notes in parenthesis are played by a separate guitar